INDIAN YOUTH CRICKETERZ WON TNE MAXIMUM (WORLD CUP)

India won the Under-19 cricket World Cup in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday defeating South Africa by 12 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-reduced final.

Ajitesh Argal was the Man of the Match for his two wickets for just seven runs that turned the match in India's favour after they were bowled out for just 159 runs.

The win is the second time that India have won the Under-19 cricket World Cup. The first time India won the World Cup was in 2000 in Sri Lanka when they defeated the hosts by six wickets.

Even though India were bowled for only 159 in 45.4 overs but the rains came to their rescue and the target for South Africa was revised to 116 runs in 25 overs.

However, the South Africa colts just like their senior team failed to rise on the big occasion and could score only 103/8 in 25 overs to end as the runners up for the second time. South Africa had lost to Australia in the final of the World Cup in 2002 also.

Learn From 10ulkar........!! : Ponting

Australian skipper Ricky Ponting on Sunday asked his batsmen to take a leaf out of Sachin Tendulkar's masterclass at the SCG if they want to beat India in the second cricket tri-series finals in Brisbane on Tuesday.

"I would like our batsmen to take a look at how he (Tendulkar) built an innings. He had a few close shaves to start with but once he got through the new ball, he upped the tempo of his innings and controlled the game beautifully," said a subdued Ponting after his side's six-wicket defeat.

"Tendulkar sums up a game situation very well, that's something we would require our batsmen to do and go for big knocks when set."

Ponting said Tendulkar appeared to plan ahead of what his team was trying to do against him.

"He has some sort of plan what we are trying to do. We have to think one step ahead of him," he said.

Ponting also didn't lose sight of young Rohit Sharma, the other Indian batting star of the night.

"He played very well. He rotated the strike nicely and kept the scoreboard ticking over. He looks pretty calm and controlled.

His stand with Tendulkar was one of the big moments of the game," he said.

Ponting conceded that the visitors had their nose in front of them and his team would have to lift themselves in all departments of the game in the next match at the Gabba.

"In that Melbourne game (on February 29) I thought we were switched off. We were too excited to plan for finals. But today, we didn't do a good job with bat, ball or in the field.

"We pride ourselves for doing well in big games, in finals, but it didn't happen today."